pitch pine

pitch pine
any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
[1670-80, Amer.]

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  • Pitch Pine — Taxobox name = Pitch Pine status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Pinus subgenus = Pinus species = P. rigida binomial = Pinus… …   Wikipedia

  • pitch pine — UK / US noun Word forms pitch pine : singular pitch pine plural pitch pines 1) [countable] a type of North American pine tree that produces turpentine 2) [uncountable] the wood of a pitch pine …   English dictionary

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